Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Took some pictures at work of us doing some maize, i'll get some more pictures as time allows but with 3 16 ton trailers and a Jaguar 900 with 6 metre header i don't get a lot of time to do it. First up opening up the field with the 900 towing a trailer, always easier if there is a grass margin so we don't have to do it this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 stripping off short work to top up a trailer after putting roadways through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 We cleared the 63 acre field in these shots between 9am and 7pm with a 1.5 hr break during the day in total, not bad going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice pics there Gav...... Maize is a crop we don't have any of around me so I miss out on all of this...... :'( What sort of speed does the Claas harvest at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 thought i'd get some night time shots as well, took them 3 weeks ago but not had time to post them up with doing 98 hrs a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice pics there Gav...... Maize is a crop we don't have any of around me so I miss out on all of this...... :'( What sort of speed does the Claas harvest at? Thanks Martin It will take it at anything between 5kph in a heavy crop (few and far between this year) and 16kph in a crap short crop like we were in today, most of the time we go between 7 and 10kph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Can be pretty fast at times then eh, total opposite of the pea viners...... I'll have to try and find a maize field further South in Scotland next year so I can see the machines in action...... :) When the Claas Jag is towing the trailer does the harvested maize manage to fill the trailer up and even itself out by the sheer force of the crop being blown in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Can be pretty fast at times then eh, total opposite of the pea viners...... I'll have to try and find a maize field further South in Scotland next year so I can see the machines in action...... :) When the Claas Jag is towing the trailer does the harvested maize manage to fill the trailer up and even itself out by the sheer force of the crop being blown in? Yes, and you can lft the whole spout up and down and side to side to leve, fill the trailer. The maize leaves the harvester at 150mph so has plenty of force behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Yes, and you can lft the whole spout up and down and side to side to leve, fill the trailer. The maize leaves the harvester at 150mph so has plenty of force behind it Ah, I got you now mate...... What a speed for it leaving the spout eh...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Gav mate, in my opinion that is the mother of all jobs, the maize harvest! Enjoying it? The rigs look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 63 arce the biggests field around us is about 25-30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Greta photo's Gavin mate, much left to do? There is alot standing down here still but it is beginning to look like old phesant cover. One farm has been combing it though then crimping it over the clamp wall and heaping it up with the 414. Hell of a clamp full they have aswell!!! Thats just the grain aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 your head going numb yet gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Gav mate, in my opinion that is the mother of all jobs, the maize harvest! Enjoying it? The rigs look nice. yes i am, don't get time to breath hardly with how quick we're getting a load 63 arce the biggests field around us is about 25-30 thats one of the bigger ones we've done, the biggest being 90 acres, most are around 15-30 acres Greta photo's Gavin mate, much left to do? There is alot standing down here still but it is beginning to look like old phesant cover. One farm has been combing it though then crimping it over the clamp wall and heaping it up with the 414. Hell of a clamp full they have aswell!!! Thats just the grain aswell. not too much left now Tris, only about 5-6 days work your head going numb yet gav its not had time to yet, it'll be when we stop that i think i'll feel it more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Cor Gav what ever will you do with all that money your making. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Cor Gav what ever will you do with all that money your making. :D Already spoken for, still paying the garage for my Land Rovers engine rebuild from earlier this year \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Nice pics gavvers.... 98 hours a week... oh how I dream of going part-time too :D Now then chap.... How do you know how fast you can push the machine... Is it engine noise... or do you have a "how far you can push it gauge" Can we have a pic of the cockpit gauges sometime please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Nice pics gavvers.... 98 hours a week... oh how I dream of going part-time too :D Now then chap.... How do you know how fast you can push the machine... Is it engine noise... or do you have a "how far you can push it gauge" Can we have a pic of the Willypit gauges sometime please yes it is engine noise and revs we drive it by, i'll see if i can get you some pictures of the controls but its not so easy as i don't drive it very often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Thanks Gavin... would be great if you can mate... but no worries if not... I can see you are a tad busy at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 98 hours I often did close on 100 for 2-3 weeks for the past few summers 7 days a week in fact last year i didn't even take one day off for 6 weeks I'll tell you one thing you'll be wrecked when it goes back to normal :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Already spoken for, still paying the garage for my Land Rovers engine rebuild from earlier this year \ If it makes you feel any beter mate,I?ve on of them waiting for me as well for the last round of problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Great pics mate bet you will really feel it when you stop. How many hours you clocked so far on the 836 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Great pics mate bet you will really feel it when you stop. How many hours you clocked so far on the 836 :D Just under 300 hrs opn the 836 since we started doing the maize 5 or 6 weeks ago, can't remember the exact date, hardly known what day it is most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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